Editing Jimmy Carter (section)

=== Israel and Palestine ===
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Carter's 2006 book ''[[Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid]],'' a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]], generated controversy for characterizing Israel's policies in the [[Israeli-occupied]] West Bank and Gaza Strip as amounting to [[Crime of apartheid|apartheid]].<ref>Craig Daigle, "Beyond Camp David: Jimmy Carter, Palestinian Self-Determination, and Human Rights." ''Diplomatic History'' 42.5 (2018): 802–830.</ref> In remarks broadcast over radio, he said that Israel's policies amounted to an apartheid worse than South Africa's:<ref name="HAIP">{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/2006-12-11/ty-article/jimmy-carter-israels-apartheid-policies-worse-than-south-africas/0000017f-db7c-d3a5-af7f-fbfea0530000|title=Jimmy Carter: Israel's 'Apartheid' Policies Worse Than South Africa's|work=Haaretz|access-date=February 19, 2023|date=November 12, 2006|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306044613/https://www.haaretz.com/2006-12-11/ty-article/jimmy-carter-israels-apartheid-policies-worse-than-south-africas/0000017f-db7c-d3a5-af7f-fbfea0530000|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{cquote|When Israel does occupy this territory deep within the West Bank, and connects the 200 or so settlements with each other, with a road, and then prohibits the Palestinians from using that road, or in many cases even crossing the road, this perpetrates even worse instances of apartness, or apartheid, than we witnessed even in South Africa.<ref name="HAIP" />
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Carter defended himself against [[Weaponization of antisemitism|accusations of antisemitism]] by saying "the hope is that my book will at least stimulate a debate, which has not existed in this country. There's never been any debate on this issue of any significance."<ref name="HAIP" /> He said that Israel would not have peace until it agreed to withdraw from the [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied territories]], adding, "the greatest commitment in my life has been trying to bring peace to Israel."<ref name="HAIP" />

In a 2007 speech at [[Brandeis University]], Carter apologized for wording in the book that suggested that Palestinian suicide terror attacks were justified as a political tool. "That sentence was worded in a completely improper and stupid way. I've written my publishers to change that sentence immediately in future editions of the book. I apologize to you personally and to everyone here."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jimmy Carter apologizes for 'mistake' in book |url=https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2008/january/cartervisit.html |access-date=December 31, 2024 |publisher=[[Brandeis University]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carter defends book; challenges Brandeis to send Mideast delegation |url=https://www.thejustice.org/article/2007/01/carter-defends-book-challenges-brandeis-to-send-mideast-delegation |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=The Justice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2007 |title=Carter Wins Over Student Crowd at Brandeis, Receives Ovation |url=https://forward.com/news/9916/carter-wins-over-student-crowd-at-brandeis-receiv/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=The Forward }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUA8ld_2yc |title=Speech to Brandeis University (Jan. 23, 2007) |date=June 20, 2014 |author=The Carter Center |access-date=December 31, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In his 2010 book ''[[We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land]]'', Carter cites Israel's unwillingness to withdraw from the [[occupied Palestinian territories]] and [[Israeli settlements|settlement expansion]] as the primary obstacle to peace in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/carterbi.phtml |title=Books written by President and Mrs. Carter |website=jimmycarterlibrary.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012000917/https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/carterbi.phtml |archive-date=October 12, 2004}}</ref>